Turkish Cargo Jet Crashes In Kyrgyzstan Village, Killing At Least 37 Most of the victims were residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog BISHKEK (Reuters) - A Turkish cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said. According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopover at Manas, near the capital city Bishkek, on its way from Hong Kong to Istanbul. It crashed when trying to land in poor visibility at 7:31 a.m. (08:31 p.m. ET). The doomed plane plowed for a few hundred meters (yards) through the village, shattering into pieces and damaging some 15 buildings. Initial estimates put the death toll from the crash at 37, said Kyrgyzstan's emergencies ministry. Kyrgyz officials initially identified the Boeing 747-400 as belonging to Turkish Airlines, but Turkish cargo operator ACT Airlines said the jet was theirs. "Our TC-MCL signed plane, flying on Jan. 16 from Hong Kong to Bishkek, crashed on landing at Bishkek at the end of the runway for an unknown reason," ACT Airlines said in an emailed statement. "More information will be disclosed concerning our four-person team when we get clear information." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/turkish-airlines-crash-kyrgyzstan_us_587c514ce4b09281d0eb8de7 ******************
A Boeing 747-412F cargo plane was destroyed after impacting terrain near Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU). Local sources say all four crew members and 28 persons on the ground were killed. Flight TK6491 departed Hong Kong on a cargo service to Istanbul. An en route refueling stop was planned at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows the aircraft on approach to Bishkek's runway 26 at the time of the accident. Weather at the time of the accident was poor with a visibility of 150 m and a Runway Visual Range reported for runway 26 of 550 m in freezing fog conditions. Vertical visibility was 100 m. Temperature was -9°C, Dew point -10°C.
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METAR Weather report:
01:00 UTC / 07:00 local
time:UCFM 160100Z VRB01MPS 0050 R26/0300N FZFG VV001 M09/M10 Q1023 R26/19//60 NOSIG
01:30 UTC / 07:30 local time:
UCFM 160130Z VRB01MPS 0150 R26/0550 FZFG VV001 M09/M10 Q1024 R26/19//60 NOSIG https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170116-0 *******************
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